Category: Editorials

Pak trapped in Uncle Sam’s game

   By Vijay Darda | 20-10-2025 Uproar over Shehbaz, Munir’s clandestine soft stance towards Israel in their bid to please Trump Let me begin by taking you back 46 years to an event that holds a mirror to Pakistan’s current turmoil. It was the afternoon of November 21, 1979, when a furious mob linked to Jamaat-e-Islami set the US Embassy

Audacity to insult raises grave question

   By Vijay Darda | 13-10-2025 Attempt to insult Chief Justice of India is condemnable; it is the result of an increasingly fanatic mindset What happened in the Supreme Court last Monday was extremely shameful. The insolence shown by a lawyer towards the Chief Justice of India Justice Bhushan Gavai — was it merely the emotional outburst of one fanatic

Is Trump caught in Putin’s trap?

   By Vijay Darda | 06-10-2025 After the epic failure on Ukraine issue, he called Russia a ‘paper tiger’ and India a ‘dead economy’ During Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, there were speculations that Russian President Vladimir Putin favoured him. Trump’s victory triggered accusations of Russian intelligence agencies’ interference in the election outcome. I don’t know how much truth these allegations

Who ignited fire in cold desert?

   By Vijay Darda | 29-09-2025 Sharing border with China, Ladakh is a highly sensitive area and any conspiracy here could be disastrous It is believed that the main character Phunsukh Wangdu, played by Aamir Khan in the film 3 Idiots, was based on the life of Sonam Wangchuk, an environmentalist and social activist from Leh in Ladakh. People already

Look in your own backyard too, sir!

   By Vijay Darda | 22-09-2025 Why is India in the list of drug trafficking countries? And will America set up a military base in Bangladesh? Over the past week, several issues have been weighing on my mind. I analysed them deeply and many concerns arose. The tariff war was already there, but now India has been placed in the

Nepal, a victim of conspiracies

   By Vijay Darda | 15-09-2025 Great powers want to keep the land of the brave in their grip, a major challenge for India Twenty-four years on, Nepal’s royal massacre still raises unanswered questions: Why did Crown Prince Dipendra gun down nine of his royal family members, including his father King Birendra and mother Queen Aishwarya, before turning the weapon

Ram and Krishna Katha contain perpetual nectar

   By Vijay Darda | 08-09-2025 Our youths can learn a great deal from Ramcharitmanas & Shrimad Bhagavad There is an interesting reference in the mythological beliefs. One day, Maharshi Valmiki asked Narad ji if there existed a person on Earth who was the very embodiment of all virtues, one who could truly be called Maryada Purushottam, the supreme man

China’s move… dictator’s fortune!

   By Vijay Darda | 01-09-2025 Why did North Korea’s eccentric dictator Kim Jong Un get an invitation to Beijing parade? Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached China via Japan. Our relations with Japan have always been excellent. Japan’s outlook towards us is not only economic but cultural too. Even though we have overtaken them economically to become the

Tread carefully… there are great betrayals along this route!

   By Vijay Darda | 25-08-2025 Foreign policies cannot subdue India! The more you try to suppress us, the stronger we will rise At the recent Lokmat Global Economic Convention and the Global Sakhi Awards Ceremony held in London, the most discussed topic was whether powerful India could be subdued by certain foreign policies. Everyone I met at the event

Where are you dancing, Mr Munir?

   By Vijay Darda | 18-08-2025 Mukesh Ambani’s wealth is twice your country’s budget! You should have remembered your own old East! We’ve all been to a circus at some time. Amid the daredevil acts, there’s always a clown who does something silly to make us laugh and relieve the tension. You might be wondering why I’m bringing up the